Walter W. Wood
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 28, 1894 Madison, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | January 18, 1980 (aged 85) Alton, Illinois, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1914–1915 | Kansas |
| 1919 | Kansas |
| Baseball | |
| 1915–1916 | Kansas |
| 1920 | Kansas |
| Positions | Quarterback, center (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1916 | Alton HS (IL) |
| 1920 | Shurtleff |
| 1922 | Shurtleff |
| 1923–1924 | Muhlenberg |
| 1925–1933 | Shurtleff |
| Basketball | |
| 1924–1925 | Muhlenberg |
| ?–1934 | Shurtleff |
| 1939–? | Alton HS (IL) |
| Baseball | |
| 1924–1925 | Muhlenberg |
Walter Winfred "Punk" Wood (September 28, 1894 – January 18, 1980) was an American football player and a football, basketball, and baseball coach. He lettered three times as a quarterback and center at the University of Kansas (1914–1915, 1919).[1]
Wood attended Alton High School in Alton, Illinois, where he was captain and quarterback for the football team in 1912.[2] He served in the United States Army during World War I.[3]
Wood coached at Alton High School during the 1916–17 academic year. In 1920, he was hired as coach and head of athletics at Shurtleff College in Alton.[4]
Wood left his coaching position at Shurtleff at the close of the basketball season in 1934 to head the sports department at Owens-Illinois, Inc.—now known as O-I Glass.[5] He was later the personnel director for the firm's plant in Alton. In 1944, Wood was transferred to Toledo, Ohio, where he worked a general veterans coordinator until 1948, when he was appointed the personnel director of O-I's Kimble Glass division. He remained in that role until his retirement, in 1959, when he returned to Alton. He died on January 18, 1980, in Alton.[3]
References
- ^ "2018 Football Media Guide". Kansas Jayhawks football. 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ "Reads of 1912 Team as Class Talks Reunion". Alton Evening Telegraph. Alton, Illinois. September 27, 1962. p. 25. Retrieved November 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ a b "Walter Wood". The Blade. Toledo, Ohio. January 21, 1980. p. 9. Retrieved November 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ ""Punk" Wood To Be Shurtleff Coach". Alton Evening Telegraph. Alton, Illinois. March 15, 1920. p. 5. Retrieved November 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Walter Wood Goes To New Position". Alton Evening Telegraph. Alton, Illinois. March 1, 1934. p. 6. Retrieved November 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .